page_title: Barquisimeto
section_title: Climate
hierarchical_section_title: Barquisimeto / Climate
caption_attribution_description: Español: Barquisimeto de Noche
context_page_description: Barquisimeto is a city in Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of the country, recognized as the fourth-largest city by population and area in Venezuela after Caracas, Maracaibo and Valencia.
context_section_description: In the city, a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) is dominant. Located in that region, Barquisimeto records 550 millimetres or 21.7 inches of rain per year and its average temperature ranges 25 °C (77 °F). However, in higher regions near the Andes, temperatures are lower and the rain is more constant. For instance, in Sanare city, the annual average rainfall is 835 millimetres or 32.9 inches.
caption: Barquisimeto at night.
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